The Blooms of Banjeli (1986)
- Directed by
- Carlyn Saltman
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Togo
- Runtime
- 29 min
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A 29-minute documentary from 1986 shows the town of Banjeli. It combines archival footage from 1914 with current scenes to show iron smelting, rituals, and sexual taboos of the community.
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What happens
The Blooms of Banjeli is a Togolese short documentary film directed by Carlyn Saltman. The 29-minute film includes footage from 1914 not released until 1986 or 1987. It documents the town of Banjeli, from its iron smelting technology to local rituals and sexual prohibitions. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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